學測考點
widespread
「普遍的」:wide + spread(the widespread popularity of onions)
學測原句
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 1 段The widespread popularity of onions is not limited to modern-day kitchens.洋蔥的普遍受歡迎並不只限於現代廚房。
- be limited to…:「侷限於…」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段While the practice continued in some parts of the country until the 1970s, it declined as alarm clocks became more widespread and affordable.雖然這種做法在國內某些地方一直延續到 1970 年代,但隨著鬧鐘越來越普及、越來越買得起,它就逐漸衰退了。
- while:這裡表讓步,「雖然」
- practice:這裡是「做法 / 習慣」
- decline:「衰退」
- widespread:「普及的」,wide + spread
近義字
補充說明: wide / widely / widespread
wide 與 widely 意思不同。wide 與實際寬度有關,a wide river 為「寬闊的河」,當副詞時指「張得很開」,open wide 為「張大」。widely 不指「寬度」,而是指「範圍廣、普遍」,widely used 為「廣泛使用」,widely known 為「廣為人知」。widespread 為形容詞,指「分布很廣的」,widespread damage 為「大範圍的損害」。判斷方式為:講「實際寬窄或張開的程度」用 wide,講「分布與普及」用 widely 或 widespread。
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